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David Bowie in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon on July 3 1973, the last concert performed in the guise of his spacerocker character Ziggy Stardust (Pic: Steve Wood/Express/Getty Images)1 of 10

David Bowie in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, during the last performance he made in the guise of his character Ziggy Stardust (Pic: Graham Wood/Getty Images)2 of 10

David Bowie on stage at the Hammersmith Odeon in London at the last of the Ziggy Stardust concerts (Pic: Steve Wood/Express/Getty Images)3 of 10

David Bowie performs his final concert as Ziggy Stardust at the Hammersmith Odeon, London. The concert later became known as the Retirement Gig (Pic: Express/Express/Getty Images) (Image: Express/Getty Images)4 of 10

Fans of pop singer David Bowie at the last concert he performed in his Ziggy Stardust persona, at the Hammersmith Odeon, London (Pic: Steve Wood/Express/Getty Images)5 of 10

David Bowie in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, the last gig he performed in the guise of his spacerocker alter ego Ziggy Stardust (Pic: Steve Wood/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)6 of 10

David Bowie performs his final concert as Ziggy Stardust at the Hammersmith Odeon, London. The concert later became known as the Retirement Gig (Pic by Steve Wood/Getty Images)7 of 10

Adoring fans reaching out to touch the hand of the David Bowie, during the concert at the Hammersmith Odeon where he announced that he was retiring his alter-ego 'Ziggy Stardust' (Pic: Steve Wood/Express/Getty Images)8 of 10

Fans of pop singer David Bowie at the last concert he performed in his Ziggy Stardust persona, at the Hammersmith Odeon (Pic: Steve Wood/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)9 of 10

David Bowie in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, during the last performance he made in the guise of his character Ziggy Stardust (Pic: Graham Wood/Getty Images)10 of 10